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Isham Cook, poems 1986-88

By Isham Cook on November 26, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Bizarre experiments in poetry while under the influence of cannabis.

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel. Ch. 1: New Gary, IN

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The protagonist discovers he’s a convicted pedophile incarcerated in the city-wide concentration camp of former Gary, Indiana.

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel. Ch. 2: Xinluoma

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The protagonist finds himself enslaved in a full-scale replica of Ancient Rome in China.

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel. Ch. 3: Zigaago

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The protagonist finds himself enslaved in a Cantonese-speaking Chicago 100 years in the future.

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel. Ch. 4: Chicago

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A bullet removed from the protagonist’s brain is replaced with a pedophile-tracking nanochip.

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel. Ch. 5: Xinluoma

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The protagonist slave gets a tour of China’s Ancient Rome and trains in massaging its female patrons.

The Kitchens of Canton. A novel. Ch. 6: Gwongzau

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The condemned protagonist is fattened up during the ocean crossing to Canton.

The persistent. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 11 Comments )

What happens when one gets sexually involved with women of the obsessive variety.

The exact unknown. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

A casual affair with a student engenders inexplicable difficulties.

The apology. A short story

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Communication problems at a gift shop spiral out of control.

iProstitution. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

iProstitution: the granting of romantic or sexual favors in exchange for the latest Apple product.

Incident at Dongwuyuan Fuzhuang Shichang. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

The nuisance of the uncooperative customer.

There she blows! A short story

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A seductress accumulates victims in the cafés of Beijing and Shanghai.

The mistress. A short story

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The joys of commanding more than one woman.

The mean and the angry. A short story

By Isham Cook on November 25, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

A provocation on the Beijing subway.

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